Author: Dan Shusta
Date: 2024-04-14 00:53
Hi Hank,
When you wrote: "Perhaps it has become too easy to just ask a question first rather than look at what already exists. We "old timers" had to deal with things like the card catalogue, no internet, and nothing was right at your fingertips."
A good point.
Actually, when I read that, the person I thought about was...me. Allow me to explain. I've done a fair amount of BB "searches" and honesty, I usually wind up so frustrated that I just give up. For example, I'll put in a word or a small phrase in quotes and after clicking enter, I usually wind up with literally thousands of replies. To me, that is both good and bad. Good because of the "treasure trove" of information that is available and bad because I just don't want to spend hours going through all of those responses. So...in an effort to save time, it's far easier for me to simply post a question. So, it's not just the newbies.
Also, because I believe that the clarinet is such a highly imperfect (flawed) instrument, every aspect about the bell, the clarinet body, barrels, mouthpieces, ligatures, reeds, embouchure techniques, effects of heat, cold, high and low humidity levels, harmonizing with other instruments, the decline of the clarinet in today's music, the miserable outlook for future full time employment, etc., etc.,...I'm beginning to think that everything that could possibly be talked about, discussed, dissected, and analyzed has already been done which leaves very little left to bring forth as totally new material.
Disclaimer: All of the above are simply my opinions.
Post Edited (2024-04-14 00:56)
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